ALEX Classroom Resources

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4.3.2) Compare health-related advertisements regarding "truth in advertising."

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6.2.3) Investigate how messages from media influence health behaviors.

Examples: social media, fast food advertisements, editing photos to enhance physical appearance

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6.8.2) Identify ways by which health messages can be altered to appeal to different audiences.

Example: modifying a snack advertisement to target children, teenagers, or adults

This lesson helps young people discover “tricks of the trade” in food and beverage marketing. They practice comparing the messages conveyed through advertisements with the nutrition information available about different products.

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6.2.1) Examine how family and peers influence the health of adolescents.

Examples: inactivity, fast food consumption

a. List personal family guidelines and rules that enhance health.

b. List peer situations that enhance health.

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6.3.1) Analyze the validity of a variety of Internet sources for health information.

Examples: valid sites -.edu (education), .org (non-profit), or .gov (government); unreliable health information sites - .com (commercial)

a. Identify local resources for reliable health information.

Examples: public health agencies, school nurse, health education teacher

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6.3.2) Determine the accessibility of reliable resources, personnel, and services that enhance health.

Examples: school counselor, school nurse, dentist, 911

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6.8.2) Identify ways by which health messages can be altered to appeal to different audiences.

Example: modifying a snack advertisement to target children, teenagers, or adults

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7.2.3) Describe how the media can send mixed messages about health.

Examples: advertisements concerning tobacco, alcohol, and nutrition

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7.2.4) Explain how school and public health policies can influence health promotion and disease prevention.

Examples: vending machine selections, vaccination requirements, wellness check-ups

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7.3.2) Demonstrate the ability to locate valid school and community health resources.

Examples: health clinic, school wellness committee, school nurse, local health department

In this video adapted from Earth Island Institute's New Leaders Initiative, meet Jessica, a high school student and leader for Teens for Safe Cosmetics. Learn about toxic chemicals in cosmetics and how the industry has been unregulated in the United States.

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5.6.2) Identify resources in the school that may assist with achieving personal health goals.

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6.1.4) Examine how personal health and wellness are affected positively or negatively by an individual's surroundings.

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6.2.1) Examine how family and peers influence the health of adolescents.

Examples: inactivity, fast food consumption

a. List personal family guidelines and rules that enhance health.

b. List peer situations that enhance health.

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6.8.2) Identify ways by which health messages can be altered to appeal to different audiences.

Example: modifying a snack advertisement to target children, teenagers, or adults

In this video, students will learn about equine-assisted therapy and how working with horses helps individuals with intellectual disabilities to develop new skills through their interactions.